Community Concerts show goes on with Plainview Area Endowment grant

The Herald

Published 12:02 pm, Saturday, April 20, 2013

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John Tye, chairman the Plainview Area Endowment, presents a $15,000 check to Alice Sawayer (left), board member, and Jeannine Green, president of Plainview Community Concert Association. The grant will assist the group in securing quality performances during the coming season without having to increase the cost of membership.

John Tye, chairman the Plainview Area Endowment, presents a $15,000 check to Alice Sawayer (left), board member, and Jeannine Green, president of Plainview Community Concert Association. The grant will assist

“It’s not every day that someone gives you a check for $15,000,” said Jeannine Greene, Plainview Community Concert Association’s president. The $15,000 grant was presented by the Plainview Area Endowment, the Plainview affiliate of the Lubbock Area Foundation, on March 28 to help make quality arts and entertainment opportunities available for Plainview area residents.

“The grant will help us bring five fantastic programs to our community during the 2013-14 concert season without increasing the cost of memberships,” Greene said.

Alice Sawayer, Plainview Community Concert Association board member, added, “We really appreciate this generous grant. It will enable us to continue PCCA’s 69-year tradition of bringing world-renowned performers to the Plainview stage while keeping the cost of our annual memberships very affordable for families, senior citizens and especially our students.”

The Plainview Community Concert Association will present the following programs during their 2013-14 season:

•Umi Garrett, an 11-year old piano prodigy, has been skyrocketing into superstardom since her appearance on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” in 2009. The Umi Garrett Concert will be the featured concert where a special invitation is extended to parents and their children in Plainview and the surrounding towns.

•Anthony Kearns, Ireland’s finest tenor.

•Jesse Lynch’s Jazz Concert.

•The DePue Brothers Band.

•Back on Broadway performance that has a multi-talented cast of 10.

The concerts will be held at Wayland’s Harral Memorial Auditorium.

“The Plainview Area Endowment gives us the opportunity to assure the wellbeing of our community,” said John Tye, Plainview Area Endowment chairman. “This grant is just one example of how donors can contribute to making Plainview a better place to live and raise our families.” Funding for this grant is possible because of the Sybil B. Harrington Endowment for the Arts, a fund created to provide artistic and cultural opportunities for the citizens of Lubbock and Hale counties.

Grants from the Plainview Area Endowment can meet a wide range of needs in the areas of health, human services, education, arts, religion, civic and community development. Since the Plainview Area Endowment was created in 2010, the Plainview area has benefited from grants to a number of local nonprofit organizations. The endowment provides a way for each and every citizen to lend a hand that’s always ready to help when needed — now and for future generations.

For information on the Plainview Area Endowment, visit online at www.plainviewareaendowment.org or contact Tye at 806-293-8244 or Sheryl Cates at 806-762-8061.

For additional information about Plainview Community Concerts Association, contact Greene at 806-293-3459 or Alice Miller, Membership Campaign chairperson, at 806-293-4979.